PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between george chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tym lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

chambers
vs
lesnar

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, george chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, tym lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chambers stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters circling a little - chambers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
chambers misses with a takedown

and lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. chambers won't be happy with that.
chambers can't do much from the bottom here.
chambers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
chambers is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. chambers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
lesnar looks gassed!
chambers is trying to keep lesnar in close.
chambers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if chambers tries to get out of the position.

chambers has his feet on lesnar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

chambers manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
chambers looking to control.
chambers is controlling lesnar's posture.
chambers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
lesnar throws and elbow that misses. chambers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in lesnar's guard. Nice move by chambers!
chambers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
chambers trying to control the position from guard on top but lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
chambers throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
lesnar keeping moving, preventing chambers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
chambers throws a head kick but lesnar moves out of range.

lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
chambers is trying to control lesnar's posture but lesnar avoids it.
chambers controls the position for a moment.
lesnar landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chambers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
chambers gets full guard.
chambers pulls lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
chambers is trying to keep lesnar in close.
chambers wants to sweep but no luck.
lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now chambers is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
chambers stands and throws lesnar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
lesnar is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lesnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
chambers landing a few strikes.
chambers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but lesnar is avoiding damage well.
lesnar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but chambers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
chambers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
chambers controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george chambers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt

and chambers counters by moving into the clinch.
chambers tries for a takedown but lesnar manages to get underhooks.
lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. chambers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
chambers lands an elbow that stopped lesnar in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like tym lesnar has been cut.

chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

chambers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
chambers has his takedown stuffed

and lesnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by lesnar.
lesnar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
lesnar stops chambers from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lesnar postures up.
lesnar distracts chambers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
chambers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
chambers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
chambers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as lesnar is looking to escape.
lesnar wants to control but chambers is having none of it.
chambers landing punches.
chambers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee warns lesnar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
chambers controlling from the full mount.
chambers scoring with strikes but lesnar is staying in there.

chambers stands up from mount. Strange move.

lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches chambers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on chambers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
chambers tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chambers regains half guard.
chambers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of lesnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take lesnar's back!
Will chambers go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
lesnar covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
What can lesnar do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
lesnar trying to control the action but chambers just sinks the hooks in.
chambers missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Even with his hooks in, chambers manages to miss with strikes from the back.
chambers lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by chambers.
lesnar trying to control the hands but chambers breaks the grip.
The referee is taking a good look at lesnar as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from chambers!
chambers has the hooks in. lesnar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
chambers trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
lesnar trying to control the hands but chambers won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that george chambers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on tym lesnar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

chambers misses with a takedown

and lesnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by lesnar.
tym lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with chambers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
chambers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

chambers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
chambers looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now chambers is on top in guard.

chambers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lesnar wants to control but chambers passes easily into half guard.

lesnar is defending against the submission attempts here by chambers.
chambers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
chambers trying to control from half guard but lesnar is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
lesnar wants to get back to full guard but chambers has passed into side control.
chambers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
chambers with good strikes from the mount here!
lesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
chambers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
chambers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
chambers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
lesnar is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
chambers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
lesnar tries to lock up and control but chambers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
lesnar tries to improve his position but instead chambers has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - chambers's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
chambers throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
chambers is trying to stick to lesnar's back but lesnar is turning into chambers. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in chambers's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by lesnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
chambers has momentary wrist control but lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.

chambers has his foot on lesnar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. lesnar works his way back into a safe position though.

chambers working for a triangle but lesnar defends it easily.
chambers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
chambers wants to sweep but no luck.

chambers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
tym lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
george chambers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

chambers pushes lesnar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
george chambers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well chambers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... george chambers!